Live & Local Melbourne I Footwear through the ages
Live & Local Melbourne: Footwear through the ages
Presented in partnership with Munro, our endorsed footwear partner for the Ziera and Colorado footwear brands. We will be showcasing Ziera, Colorado, Bobux and Supersoft.
This event is designed for every podiatrist and podiatry student who wants to deepen their understanding of footwear and its impact on patients, especially children and our older population. Join us for a rich and practical session featuring leading researchers, clinicians and footwear specialists as they share the latest insights, innovations, and hands-on demonstrations.
Pssssst..... it's a long weekend in Victoria - book early and if you are travelling from interstate, make sure to book your flights and accommodation early to beat the footy crowd... Perhaps the perfect excuse for a long weekend in Melbourne?
What you'll cover:
- Paediatric presenter TBC will share insights into how young children's shoes affect walking and running, and outline future plans for consistent categorisation and measurement to better understand their impact
- Professor Hylton Menz will provide an overview of the development of the cutting-edge Balla shoe
- PhD candidate Ameer Nor Azhar will dive into real-world insights from his trial, sharing practical challenges and learnings
- Pedorthist David Sutton will take us through an interactive demo of objectively measuring sway in standard women's footwear as a comparison with the more stable sway measure of the new Balla. The measure will be done using Tekscan technology validated by Prof Menz.
- Q&A time
Highlights:
- Earn CPD hours
- Giveaways and prizes
- Exclusive discounts
- Drinks and nibbles
- A look inside Munro’s showroom
- Opportunity to network with podiatry peers and the Munro team
- Close to bars in Richmond, Abbotsford and Collingwood for post-event fun
The Presenters
Dr Antoni Caserta
PhD B. Pod
Dr Antoni Caserta (PhD) is a paediatric podiatrist and healthcare leader working at the intersection of clinical care, research, and systems-level transformation. He is a Senior Consultant within the Systems Impact team at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, where he drives large-scale health, wellbeing, and educational transformation initiatives. Antoni is also the Director of AJC Podiatry, a practice focused on delivering paediatric podiatric care across diverse health settings.
Prof Hylton Menz
PhD DSc FFPM RCPS (Glasg) FAHMS
Discipline of Podiatry, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University
Professor Hylton Menz graduated with first-class Honours and the University Medal from La Trobe University in 1993 and completed his PhD in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of New South Wales in 2002. He received continual National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia fellowship funding between 2003 and 2022. Professor Menz's broad research disciplines are human movement, rehabilitation and rheumatology, with a particular focus on musculoskeletal foot problems in older people. His research extends from laboratory-based biomechanical studies through to analysis of epidemiological datasets and the conduct of clinical trials.
Professor Menz has published 390 journal publications, 3 books and 19 book chapters. His work has been cited over 22,000 times, and his Scopus h-index is 79. He has won several awards for his research, including the Young Tall Poppy Award by the Australian Institute for Policy and Science, the La Trobe University Excellence in Research Award, first prize in the British Medical Association Book Awards for his textbook Foot Problems in Older People: Assessment and Management, a Fulbright Senior Scholarship to Harvard University, a La Trobe University Excellence in Graduate Research Supervision Award (with Prof Karl Landorf and Prof Shannon Munteanu) and a La Trobe University Overall Research Excellence Award. In 2016, he was awarded a Doctor of Science from the University of New South Wales, and in 2020, he became the first podiatrist to be inducted into the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.
Professor Menz's current research focuses on the epidemiology and management of foot disorders in older people, with a particular emphasis on non-surgical treatments for osteoarthritis. He is currently co-chair of the Australian Foot and Ankle Research Network, co-chair of the Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) Foot and Ankle Working Group, serves on the steering committee of the International Foot and Ankle Osteoarthritis Consortium, and is a member of the Australian Government's Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) Review Advisory Committee.
Ameer Nor Azhar
Ameer is a podiatrist and PhD candidate at La Trobe University. His thesis will aim to develop and evaluate footwear to optimise balance and mobility in older women. Whilst pursuing his postgraduate studies, Ameer also works clinically at Fitzroy Foot and Ankle Clinic and is a casual academic at La Trobe University.
David Sutton
Pedorthist, Clinical Advisor and founder of Bilby Shoes
Based in Melbourne, David is a highly experienced pedorthist with over 45 years dedicated to the measurement, design and fitting of specialist footwear. Bilby Shoes, established in 1995, a practice known for combining traditional shoemaking craftmanship with cutting edge technology, including pressure mapping, 3D scanning and 3D printing of custom lasts.
David serves as a clinical advisor to the Victorian government's State-Wide Equipment Program (SWEP) and clinical advisor and distributor for Takscan, a leading US based company in pressure mapping technology. A clinical leader in the use of in-shoe pressure mapping and offloading through custom footwear and orthoses, David is committed to advancing the profession through training and mentoring in this highly specialised field.
Event Details
When: |
Thursday 25 September, 2025 |
Where: |
Munro Footwear Group Showroom |
Time: |
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
Cost: |
APP Members: $20 |
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CPD Hours: |
3 hours Category I Professional Development |
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Contact: |
Australian Podiatry Association |
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